Qualification
PhD (IMR-CAS, China; KIMS, South Korea)
Postdoc (IM2NP CNRS/Aix-Marseille University, France; NTU, Singapore)
Research Interests
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Advanced metallurgy & manufacturing
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Microstructure engineering
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High-performance metal additive manufacturing
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Correlative microscopy (DIC + EBSD + TEM + APT) & machine learning for understanding process-microstructure-property relationships
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High-throughput materials discovery and development
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Tribology
Modules Taught
ME5517 Nature-Inspired Materials and Design
ME6601 Advanced Metrology and Materials Characterization
Selected Publications
- S. Chandra, X.P. Tan*, et al. Powder-size driven facile microstructure control in powder-fusion metal additive manufacturing processes. Nature Communications 15 (1) 3094, 2024.
- P. Kumar, X.P. Tan*, et al. A strong fracture-resistant high-entropy alloy with nano-bridged honeycomb microstructure intrinsically toughened by 3D-printing. Nature Communications 15 (1), 841, 2024.
- C. Wang, X.P. Tan*, et al. Unraveling process-microstructure-property correlations in powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing through information-rich surface features with deep learning. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 117804. 2023.
- Z. Sun, X.P. Tan*, et al. Reducing hot tearing by grain boundary segregation engineering in additive manufacturing: example of an AlxCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia, 116505, 2021.
- X.P. Tan*, Y.H. Kok, et al. Graded microstructure and mechanical properties of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V via electron beam melting. Acta Materialia 97, 1-16, 2015.